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Globalization and taste convergence : the cases of wine and beer

Aizenman, Joshua; Brooks, Eileen L. - 2005

This paper investigates changes in cultural consumption patterns for a low-concentration industry: wine and beer. Using data on 38 countries from 1963-2000, there is clear convergence in the consumption of wine relative to beer between 1963 and 2000. Convergence occurs even more quickly within...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011520443

Challenges to Globalization : Analyzing the Economics

Aizenman, Joshua (contributor); … - 2004

People passionately disagree about the nature of the globalization process. The failure of both the 1999 and 2003 World … commitments from developed countries. Challenges to Globalization evaluates the arguments of pro-globalists and anti …-globalists regarding issues such as globalization's relationship to democracy, its impact on the environment and on labor markets including …

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FDI and Trade - Two Way Linkages?

Aizenman, Joshua; Noy, Ilan - 2005

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the intertemporal linkages between FDI and disaggregated measures of international trade. We outline a model exemplifying some of these linkages, describe several methods for investigating two-way feedbacks between various categories of trade, and...

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The internationalization of venture capital and private equity

Aizenman, Joshua; Kendall, Jake - 2008

This paper investigates the internationalization of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investments. We derive … to the 1990s, VC was primarily a US-only phenomenon. The globalization of IT activities induced the US venture capital …

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The internationalization of venture capital and private equity

Aizenman, Joshua (contributor); Kendall, Jake (contributor) - 2008

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Takeoffs

Aizenman, Joshua; Spiegel, Mark - 2007

This paper identifies factors associated with takeoff - a sustained period of high growth following a period of stagnation. We examine a panel of 241 stagnation episodes" from 146 countries, 54 % of these episodes are followed by takeoffs. Countries that experience takeoffs average 2.3% annual...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285304

Globalization and Taste Convergence: The Case of Wine and Beer

Aizenman, Joshua; Brooks, Eileen L. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005

This paper investigates changes in cultural consumption patterns for a low concentration industry: wine and beer. Using data on 38 countries from 1963-2000, there is clear convergence in the consumption of wine relative to beer between 1963 and 2000. Convergence occurs even more quickly within...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005088852

Takeoffs

Aizenman, Joshua; Spiegel, Mark M - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007

This paper identifies factors associated with takeoff -- a sustained period of high growth following a period of stagnation. We examine a panel of 241 "stagnation episodes" from 146 countries, 54 % of these episodes are followed by takeoffs. Countries that experience takeoffs average 2.3% annual...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005778403

The Real Exchange Rate, Mercantilism and the Learning by Doing Externality

Aizenman, Joshua; Lee, Jaewoo - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008

This paper examines the degree to which the learning by doing externality [LBD] calls for an undervalued exchange rate, a policy suggested by recent empirical studies which concluded that mildly undervalued real exchange rate may enhance growth. We obtain mixed results. For an economy where LBD...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005830547

Takeoffs

Aizenman, Joshua; Spiegel, Mark - 2007

This paper identifies factors associated with takeoff - a sustained period of high growth following a period of stagnation. We examine a panel of 241 stagnation episodesʺ from 146 countries, 54 % of these episodes are followed by takeoffs. Countries that experience takeoffs average 2.3% annual...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003855051